232 RSW My Best Neck Repair Video Ever Part 1
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- The customer bought this Loar mandolin as is. Trouble is... it was in really bad shape. At least in terms of the neck. Come along to see how I decided to repair it.
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NEVER EVER heard anybody talk their way through a repair job like this ! I LOVE IT !!! 👍👍👍
Jerry, I watched just about every video you have ever made. I lost a leg and you helped get me through it watching you fix guitars. I’m walking now and doing great thanks to God and your videos.
LMAO at the last part. Slipping at an angle "sucks" and a pain in the "neck" are two of the best! I'm sure the finished job will be drop dead gorgeous but sometimes getting there sucks. Thank you making these videos!
As a guitar repairer myself .I am very impressed with the quality of your work and the lengths that you will go to ,to make good enough a job worthy of your name..I`m about to view part two which i just know is going to be great .ATB from Scotland.
I was shaking my head along with you Jerry through this whole video. Part 2 edge of my seat.
Man,that's daunting
I respect you greatly for admitting your “fails” and not pretending you’re perfect. Still my favorite channel.
Thanks for the honesty in your videos, a lot lesser folk would just edit out the mistakes.
A true craftsmen! Tremendous workmanship!
Wow Jerry, you are sure working for your money on this one!
HA! "My memory is only about a quarter inch long these days." Great line I'm gonna steal!
...Really not a "Neck repair"...but a "neck re-construction"...my congratulations, Maestro!
Hi Jerry. I am at best a would be guitar repair person, who has made my living for many years with Fender and most currently with Guitar Center.
You are definitely a master craftsman in the highest degree!!!!!
I recently found you on UA-cam while searching out videos for broken headstock repair. I have never done one like this. It is on a Gibson Les Paul and the headstock is completely broken off.
I have watched many videos and I think you are one of the most knowledgeable and comprehensive repairmen out there and you have a great moral sense and never go off color!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!!!!! Keep up the wonderful work!!!!!!!
Tony
I was so bummed out to learn the second video isn't up yet!! You do great work, thanks for the videos!!!
Maybe you found it by now but it is out.
I'm so happy!! Watching it right now!!!
A tiny bit o wax only on the truss rod will allow glue to get on it but no adhere. I've been enjoying your videos! As a repair fella myself I feel your pains and the critics are funny!
Aaaaaargh! Dang cliff hangers! 😂
Seriously loving your videos.
Part 2 is out already.
Jerry, when you said, "what a pain in the neck!" I laughed out loud . . . and felt your pain. The repair was genius. You da man!
Wow!!!!!. Thank you for allowing us to witness all the trials and tribulations. I learned so much more from you that way than from other vids. A truly remarkable job in teaching.
Patience-is-a-virtue and you have lots of it.
Love the comment at 22:10 about the Monday morning quarter backs . Funny as hell!
A Maestro with Awesome skills on display!
Wow!!Im going to call you Saint Rosa from now on!!Incredible repair You are the Man!I guess the wife owes you something!Cheers
From a sow's ear to a silk purse! Another fantastic restoration in the works! 👍👍
The most impressive miracle I’ve seen you accomplish.
WOW!!!!
Just wow!
Never say die!
Can't wait for Part all.
LOL! Dudley Do-Right and Nell Fenwick! LOVED those cartoons! Based on the old Nelson Eddy and Jeanette McDonald movies, was my first introduction to that mysterious country to the north. Wish we had more Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons these days. Truly was the Golden Age of TV.
Let's hear it for "maximum suckage angle"!
You're the man with a plan and it seems to be working. It's a shame that at approx. $1,000.00 price range that it's made that way. I'm sure you'll be rewarded for your good deeds someday.
COST OF PUTTING A NEW NECK WOULD TOO EXPENSIVE I SUPPOSE. LOVE TO WATCH YOUR SHOW JERRY. IVE LEARNED ALOT. THANK YOU...
Don't you just love it when a plan comes together. The hard part is getting the plan. Look forward to #2
Brad
Watched this video a few times, just because i am amazed at the repair.
Learning so much watching these videos. Great stuff.
Jerry, you don't need to apologize about anything to anybody you know what you are doing.
You chose to do it because you can and you are a good person. I work in I.T. and naturally, I run into issues that are beyond the scope of financial equity in the Server/PC/Laptop/Mac and what have you to resolve. I know I can fix anything and sometimes, I just do. Customers are worth my time and they are great advertisement besides. I don't have a shingle hanging on my door that has the word Charity in it, but I know what matters. I like being the miracle worker and I think you do to. Kudos, Good Human!!!
Advice on stopping and thinking about it is the stuff! always the unexpected!
"The end grain is like a soda straw" Yes :^) It moved water really well when it was a tree. Great video. Thanks.
You are a great craftsman. The hardest part is waiting for part 2
A fine display of logical and purposeful decision-making! A job like this certainly doesn't come with a set of instructions and it's great to see someone who can think-on-the-fly (with some obvious experience to back it up!) and then get on with it. Yeah....I watched part two as well....I had to see how it ended!!
Great stuff as per usual Gerry. Looking forward the hearing her sing again.
Wow Jerry, this is a tough one. I just know you will do a great job, you have the patience of a saint !!!. I would have thrown this over my shoulder on the first glue up ha ha ha, looking forward to part two. Peace and love from Bonny Scotland.
Really enjoy watching you do your magic Jerry. Fantastic!
Wow, Now you got me on a double cliff hanger. This neck and the guitar build. I can't wait...
I have made progress on the guitar. But unfortunately there's been a couple of significant delays also. I hope to get a new guitar video out within the next 10 days or so. Thanks for watching.
You are a joy to watch my friend.
Jerry, you are just too nice! It amazes me how quickly tight bond grabs.
Sometimes you just cant turn away from a challenge. As a mechanic doing easy jobs gets boring and i have given people a break in order to be allowed to stretch out a bit. When the customer isnt paying full price it tends to give more freedom to do what you want too.
The first thing I thought you were going to do was to replace the truss rod with a maple Dowell, and apoxy everything back together.
This looks like a workable plan though!
I so enjoyed watching you figure things out as you go.
looking forward to part two.
You're a good man, Jerry!
Like I use to say while I was working at least we cant break it any broker. I'm retired now you came up with a good fix I now repair thing for family and friends mostely
oh the corners we back ourselves into lol still nice work Jerry!
My goodness... That is a ton of work. Good on you for saving it from the fireplace.
Oh, Jerry; Sitting here laughing like crazy as you struggle with those clamps and brads and it has cured my grumpiness from a long, rough day at the office. If I was a fair person, and I'm not, I'd make you a video of one of my rough days so you could laugh at my struggles at work!!! As I tell my staff, if this stuff was easy, anybody could do it.
Also one of your truest confessionals.👏👏👏
Sweet video, thanks. The Chinese probably put a big truss rod in because they weren't using the most stable wood and knew it. A couple of carbon fiber rods probably would have worked too and left smaller holes. Looking forward to part 2.
Wow. Labor of love. Thanks for sharing Jerry.
I finished viewing this video several minutes ago. I had to walk around outside, even in the blazing sun, before I could settle down to type--laughing and crying, sometimes at the same time!!! If this works out as we've come to expect, you really should pay this owner so you can keep this mandolin around the shop--add it to your 'Featured Fixes'. I s'pose the lesson here is, 'Never dare a proud, accomplished craftsman! :-) (The emoji means I'm pulling your leg--kinda.) I always enjoy watching you work!
Interesting repair video Jerry, looking forward to part two!
Great work, Jerry. This is timely for me. I am beginning to repair a 1960s Epiphone long neck banjo with a broken headstock. The break is more complex, but that provides more wood to glue. I look forward to Part 2!
I hope you have a part two , this one is unreal. Great video and love your candor.
I'm very confident on another successful project completed on your behalf, but it's a handful of work. I would've passed. Can't wait for the next video.
I love watching your skill at work but appreciatte even more your honesty. Thank you
Greetings from the UK!
Awesome video as usual Jerry :)
My wife thinks it's crazy that I watch your videos, I spend most of my days repairing instruments and then when I'm not working I'll be watching you working :) My one year old son really enjoys your videos too :) He gets really excited with opening theme :D
You'd got a great way of thinking and attitude
I should really sort out one of my mandolins but I don't have time with all the work I have coming in and out, I'm sure you understand that feeling :)
Keep up the great work :)
When I get a chance to remodel the the workroom then I will start filming and uploading too :)
Love your videos and your fine work Mr Rosa! Thank you so much for making them - you are the man!!
WOW, super bad break!! I admire your patience and persistence. Anxiously awaiting part @. Thanks for sharing!!
Cracking work. Good to see your thought processes and minor mistakes and rethinks. looking forward to part 2
Great video Jerry. And I remember Nell being tied to the railroad tracks.
Yeah that was more than norm. But she was also tied to sawmills. But never fear Dudley Do-Right is here!
You are amazing. Watching your videos have taught me so much about how a guitar and mandolin is made and how they should be repaired ❤️
Superb work Jerry, a pleasure watching you troubleshoot with so much ease, I guess that comes with experience! Can't wait for part 2!
wow! I had to watch these two episodes in their entirety. Definitely has to be one of the most challenging neck repairs
I have ever watched. On a scale of difficulty (1-10) this one has to be a 20, with the failure attempts.
I wincerd when I saw you cut freehand , the end off the neck on the bandsaw...as this is dangerous to your fingers if the bandsaw teeth catch the wood the wrong way. I ALMOST CUT OFF THE END OF MY LEFT THUMB doing this kind of unsupported cut a few years ago.
Learned my lesson well.
as they saw..the difficult takes some time to accompliosh..the impossibletakes a little longer!
I enjoy your videos Jerry.
What a difficult job, I can see you have to weigh up the cost of the repair alongside the cost of just buying a replacement instrument! Can't wait see how it works out.
Thanks for posting.
I was very glad you decided to fix this. Very interesting repair (the bigger the basket-case the more interesting the repair). The peg head cut process was impressive, very smooth cut/scarf surface resulted. I like that brad nail trick to keep things from sliding apart.
Jerry ! _ I don't know how I've missed your great videos for such a long time . Quite by accident , I found you about a week ago , and am totally fascinated with your expertise , as well as your off-the-cuff dialogue .I have watched probably at least 15 of your very informative videos , and am amazed at the results of your repairs .I've been playing country music for about 70 years , and have owned a wide variety of instruments . Live in Mountain Home , Arkansas , and am
still picking . Keep repairing , and I'll keep watching . Thank you for the tips , as well as the entertainment .Ted Hobbs
I live in Leslie and play drums , age 66 , just love this show !
Jerry ,you always come up with a solution ,that was a great idea,looking forward to pt.2,,and hope to see the rest of the guitar videos
Jerry, I enjoy watching you think while you're working on a seemingly-insurmountable problem. This particular job is more difficult than anything I've yet attempted on a stringed instrument. But watching you gives me confidence because I understand your reasoning. Thank you for posting these videos.
Good luck with this job hope it works out well , hanging for part 2.
Great job Jerry, you are the best!
Wow Jerry. Looking forward to the second one....
Awesome work! Can’t wait to see part 2!
Cesar All Guitar can you show the different types of glue you use
Greetings from New Zealand. Jerry, once again you demonstrate many years of experience and fine judgement. Tempting to just make a new neck, but the fine judgement is how to give the owner back a good playable instrument for a sensible price. - And congratulations on not losing _too much_ money on this one :) BTW, I have always had doubts about this kind of pac.rim. truss rod taking out more wood than is safe. Carefully fitted 1-way rod with access hole well up the head weakens neck less. And there are US made 2-way rods which don't need such a big hole in the thinnest part of the neck. Probably too expensive for pac.rim. production.
You're doin' great, buddy...I love the self-deprecating humor too!
Dude, you are truly a master.
Nice work as always Jerry. When I bough my early 70s Gibson 330 hollow body it had a broken neck. After just cleaning the break out really well and gluing it up with tirebond original,it held for about 2 years until I was flying back east from Washington state when I moved from the Pacific Northwest back to Maryland it got broke again,baggage handlers wasn’t too kind with any of my guitars. I glued it up again and it didn’t last a year until my youngest daughter was playing ball in the house and the door to my music room was open. The 330 was on the stand by my desk that had my computer and monitors and all my digital sound crap. Neck broke again lol this time I cleaned the joint up,got it clamped up. Basically clamped the neck to the bench,aligned the peg head and wedged it and clamped it. I routed three 1/8” slots from about an inch above the break on the peghead end and about 3in below it. Got it back apart and got the glue in the joint,clamped it up. After it set up I applied glue to the slots I routed and inlaid 3 pieces of carbon fiber in it and clamped everything back up. I sanded the C/F down flush with the neck and sanded the whole neck up to 800 grit and put a coat of butchers wax on it. That was 5 years ago and it’s still holding. I did west systems epoxy on the repair this last time. I’m not a fan of epoxy for instrument building or repair but it’s a personal guitar that I only paid $275 for it with a broke. Neck about 15 years ago. Looking back now,if I was doing it again I’d have used a single 1/4” carbon fiber rod and I laid it from peghead to the body. But hindsight is 20/20.
P/S,
Jerry,can I shoot you an email. I have a question that I don’t wanna get in to on UA-cam about a project that I’ve been approached to build for a good friend of mine. It’s mandolin related and that’s a bit out of my wheelhouse. I played mando when I was younger,then kept growing,and growing and ended up with cabbage collectors for hands hahaha I still have my mandolin tho. Gibson,label is long gone,it’s a F7 or 12 that we’re told was from the 50s when my mom and dad bought it for me about 25 years ago,not a high end F style Gibson but it’s vintage.
Looking good Jerry! Thanks for your time and the video!!
Rosa String Works Jerry I say you had it rough but looks good so far catch you on no2 vid.Thanks for the nice video be blessed with loving care and grace.
An Epiphone steel string broke like your mandolin. I made a neck head and half neck. I removed the same part on the neck from the fingerboard with a chisel. Perfect fit and then used a splice between the two.
Awesome work Mate.
Absolutely excellent work Mr Rosa you are the master It's unfortunate most customers aren't willing to pay for work which takes time The 3 thumbs down contributors need a good flogging
Thanks. i fixed the d28 i built from a stwmac kit headstock break off with guerilla glue but not as much string pressure as a mandolin. also i was thing of using the sergical rubber tubing to clamp the uneven areas. the reason i brought up your video is im looking at a banjo with clean break off in the same spot. the pressure wont be near what the mandolin is
Whoa Dude! I am more impressed than ever with this repair. Totally awesome!
My goodness the suspense!!!! If I send you a broken ukulele will you please make a Steinway piano out of it? This video was just incredible!
Wow I hope all works out well. It needs prayer. I will say one for it.
Awesome Jerry! Great repair👍👍
This is awesome! You’re a true craftsman!
Hi, I had the same problem with a friends Mandolin and yes it didn't hold BUT, I solved it by drilling 2 vey small holes in both broken parts and cutting the heads off 2 thin nails going them in the head stock first letting it dry them over night the next day filling the small drill holes with glue them gluing the the head stock to the neck.
It worked a treat, still going 6 years later
This gets a definite like - you're crackin me up! On to part two.
Jerry, at one point you mentioned something about turning wood into a piece of cake. Seems that would be easier than fixing that mandolin. LOL! Just showing that anything can be repaired is the lesson to take away from this repair. I'm looking forward to the next video. Regards, Solomon
I have one of those diagonal hammers too. And I don’t get flat surfaces from my belt sander either. Always a bit humped or rounded over. Probably need a jig to hold it solidly.
Looking forward to part 2!
Just found this… great perseverance and a job well done! I have an almost identical problem with a guitar so this is great help, thanks!
I had a friend who ran over his mountain dulcimer with his Buick,some way I fixed it.time consuming and I lost money.he was happy.
Jerry
I had the same problem on a Gibson Thunderbird 1976 ** I put two hard maple strips in groves on each side of the neck- glued up then reshaped the neck and refinish the damage ***. Neck is til holding tune after 2 years.-**Chuck
Well Done.can't wait for part 2. What a pain in the neck! I'd rub some tiger balsam on it, just to loosen up them joints. NOOOO forget i said that. Tighten them babies down.
An indefatigable craftsman!
I'll Google that so I'll know whether to thank you or just tell you, thanks for watching. LOL
You'll find it a compliment regarding your tireless efforts to keep broken instruments playable. ;-)
You could put dowels through the tuner holes and use string to go around the other end of the neck and a twist stick to tighten it to pull the tuning head toward the body in combination with the other clamp. It might work. However; if the joint isn't going to hold that wouldn't do any good. Just a thought. Loved what you have done so far. By the way I have never put a truss rod in any instrument. That may be a mistake on the long neck banjo, but it is what is as you often say.